Category: Enumerati
CA Gov: GOP’s Whitman Gives $13 Mil to Campaign, Total Now at $104 Mil
$104 Million
— After writing a $13 million check to her campaign last week, the amount California GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has spent to buy the governor’s office so far. The Whitman campaign spends more in a day than the campaign of her opponent, Democrat Jerry Brown, has spent in total, to date.
Ennumerati
44 percent
— Gov. Charlie Crist’s job approval rating, an all-time low for him, and the lowest posted by a Florida governor in 16 years. It’s the first time Crist’s job performance has dropped below 50 percent.
Ennumerati – 47% Incorrectly Believe Obama, Not Bush, Signed TARP
47 percent
– Number of Americans who incorrectly believe TARP was signed into law by Pres. Obama, as opposed to just 34 percent who remember that the law was signed by George Bush in early October 2008.
Ennumerati
60 percent
— The share of Americans who say that the Congress is either below average or one of the worst ever — the highest percentage in the history of the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Ennumerati
10 Female, 18 Male
— The number of Republican primary candidate endorsements by Sarah Palin, by gender. Despite her “Mama Grizzlies” tour, Palin has endorsed more men and has publicly declined to endorse two Republican women — Lisa Murkowski and Jane Norton.
Census Refunds $1.6 Bil
$1.6 Billion
— The amount the U.S. Census Bureau will be returning to the federal budget. The agency needed less funding than anticipated since 72 percent of Americans returned the Census form with no follow-up required.
Pensito Review’s Fifth Anniversary
Pensito Review celebrated its fifth anniversary on January 28. Thanks to all our readers.
Gotta Party, Gotta Dance
And why, you might ask, would we at Pensito Review be partying on Aug. 8? To celebrate our founder’s birthday, of course! Happy birthday Jon! Love ya! Mean it!
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